Chiefs-Colts Pre-Game Notes - AFC Wild Card

Chiefs-Colts Pre-Game Notes - AFC Wild Card

COLTS PRE-GAME NOTES:

Winners in the Wild Card round have won the Super Bowl nine times (the 2006 Colts were the fifth team to do so), including each of the past three seasons. At least one Super Bowl participant in seven of the past eight years played a Wild Card game.

Wild Card Participants to Win the Super Bowl

Season

Team

Super Bowl Result

1980

Oakland

Beat Philadelphia, SB XV, 27-10

1997

Denver

Beat Green Bay, SB XXXII, 31-24

2000

Baltimore

Beat NY Giants, SB XXXV, 34-7

2005

Pittsburgh

Beat Seattle, SB XL, 21-10

2006

Colts

Beat Chicago, SB XLI, 29-17

2007

NY Giants

Beat New England, SB XLII, 17-14

2010

Green Bay

Beat Pittsburgh, SB XLV, 31-25

2011

NY Giants

Beat New England, SB XLVI, 21-17

2012

Baltimore

Beat S. Francisco, SB XLVII, 34-31

The Kansas City-Colts game marks the fifth time opposing QBs who were first overall draft picks have battled:

NFL Playoff Games Matching Opposing QBs Who Were First Overall Draft Picks

1995 Won at San Diego, 35-20 Won at Kansas City, 10-7 Lost at Pittsburgh, 20-16

1996 Lost at Pittsburgh, 42-14

1999 Lost vs. Tennessee, 19-16

2000 Lost at Miami, 23-17 (OT)

2002 Lost at New York Jets, 41-0

2003 Won vs. Denver, 41-10 Won at Kansas City, 38-31 Lost at New England, 24-14

2004 Won vs. Denver, 49-24 Lost at New England, 20-3

2005 Lost vs. Pittsburgh, 21-18

2006 Won vs. Kansas City, 23-8 Won at Baltimore, 15-6 Won vs. New England, 38-34

Won Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago, 29-17

2007 Lost vs. San Diego, 28-24

2008 Lost at San Diego, 23-17 (OT)

2009 Won vs. Baltimore, 20-3 Won vs. New York Jets, 30-17 Lost Super Bowl XLIV to New Orleans, 31-17

2010 Lost vs. New York Jets, 17-16

2012 Lost at Baltimore, 24-9

2013 Playing in AFC Wild Card Playoffs

From 1984-present, the Colts have earned a 253-226 (.528) record, with 18 winning seasons, 16 playoff appearances and 13 10-win seasons. The Colts have won 10 division titles in 30 seasons in Indianapolis.

1999-2013 NFL’S BEST RECORDS

Team(Playoff berths) W-L-T

New England(11)* 171-69

COLTS(13)* 162-78

Pittsburgh(8) 149-90-1

Green Bay(10)* 147-92-1

Baltimore(9) 142-98

Philadelphia(10)* 140-99-1

Denver(7)* 137-103

Tennessee(6) 132-108

NY Giants(7) 130-110

Seattle(9)* 129-111

New Orleans(6)* 128-112

San Diego(6)* 126-114

Chicago(4) 124-116

Atlanta(6) 120-119-1

NY Jets(6) 121-119

Dallas(5) 120-120

Team(Playoff berths) W-L-T

Minnesota(6) 118-121-1

Miami(4) 116-124

Tampa Bay(6) 115-125

San Francisco(5)* 114-125-1

Carolina(4)* 114-126

Jacksonville(3) 109-131

Kansas City(4)* 109-131

St. Louis(5) 107-132-1

Cincinnati(5)* 106-133-1

Washington(4) 104-136

Buffalo(1) 99-141

Arizona(2) 96-144

Oakland(3) 94-146

Houston(2) 79-113

Cleveland(1) 77-163

Detroit(2) 77-163

*2013 playoff team

The Colts opened the season with 19 new players on roster, with 10 of those players arriving through veteran free agency. The total of new players now on the active roster totals 27.

The Colts were 9-1 in games decided by seven points or less last year, the most number of such games by a team in 2012. Indianapolis has won 13 of its last 14 games decided by seven points or less, 5-1 in 2013.

The Colts did not lose consecutive games in 2013, marking the 10th such season in franchise history (1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2013) and only the third back-to-back seasonal performances in franchise history.

Chuck Pagano has joined Don Shula (1967-68) and Don McCafferty (1970-71) as the only Colts coaches to post consecutive seasons without back-to-back losses.

The Colts are 10-0 under Chuck Pagano in games following losses, with a 253-170 scoring margin in those wins, an 8.3-point margin per victory.

The Colts have played 31 straight games without consecutive losses to rank among the franchise best streaks. Chuck Pagano has a 32-game streak without consecutive losses to rank among the all-time Colts head coaches, and he has set the franchise record to start a career, surpassing Don McCafferty (28, 1970-71).

COLTS MOST GAMES PLAYED WITHOUT CONSECUTIVE LOSSES

No.

Start Date

End Date

Coach(es)

40

10/05/69

12/19/71

Don Shula-Don McCafferty

34

10/26/75

11/27/77

Ted Marchibroda

32

11/10/63

12/05/65

Don Shula

32

12/04/66

09/21/69

Don Shula

31

09/06/12

Present

Chuck Pagano

30

11/10/02

10/24/04

Tony Dungy

27

09/12/99

11/19/00

Jim Mora

24

11/02/08

12/27/09

Tony Dungy-Jim Caldwell

23

11/08/04

12/18/05

Tony Dungy

21

10/02/94

11/05/95

Ted Marchibroda

COLTS COACHES MOST GAMES PLAYED WITHOUT CONSECUTIVE LOSSES

No.

Coach (*Start of career)

Start Date

End Date

34

Ted Marchibroda

10/26/75

11/27/77

32

Don Shula

11/10/63

12/05/65

32

Don Shula

12/04/66

09/21/69

32

Chuck Pagano

09/06/12

Present

30

Tony Dungy

11/10/02

10/24/04

28

Don McCafferty*

09/20/70

12/19/71

27

Jim Mora

09/12/99

11/19/00

23

Tony Dungy

11/08/04

12/18/05

21

Ted Marchibroda

10/02/94

11/05/95

Chuck Pagano has become the fifth Colts coach to earn playoff berths and have double-digit victory totals in the first two seasons with the club (Don McCafferty, 1970-71; Ted Marchibroda, 1974-75; Tony Dungy, 2002-03; Jim Caldwell, 2009-10).

Chuck Pagano has become the eighth NFL coach to open a career with 11-plus wins in consecutive seasons (per Elias Sports Bureau).

NFL Coaches Starting Career with 11-Plus Wins in Consecutive Seasons

Name

Team

First Year

Second Year

Team Record Before Hired

Chuck Pagano

Colts

2012, 11-5

2013, 11-5

2011, 2-14

Jim Harbaugh

S. Fran.

2011, 13-3

2012, 11-4-1

2010, 6-10

Dave Wannstedt

Miami

2000, 11-5

2001, 11-5

1999, 9-7*

Steve Mariucci

S. Fran.

1997, 13-3

1998, 12-4

1996, 12-4*

Barry Switzer

Dallas

1994, 12-4

1995, 12-4

1993, 12-4#

George Seifert

S. Fran.

1989, 14-2

1990, 14-2

1988, 10-6#

Roy Andrews

NY Giants

1929, 13-1-1

1930, 13-4

1928, 4-7-2

Guy Chamberlain

Frankfort

1925, 13-7

1926, 14-1-2

1924, 11-2-1

*Made Playoffs #Won Super Bowl

The Colts are 48-4 since 1998 in games without a turnover. Since 2000, the team is 45-3 in such outings.

The Colts have won their last 20 consecutive games when holding the lead entering the fourth quarter.

The Colts had only 14 turnovers in 2013, the fewest in the NFL, and the club’s plus-13 ratio (27:14) ranked second in the AFC, third in the NFL.

With 14 turnovers, the Colts had the 9th season in franchise history with 30 or fewer, and the total set a new franchise seasonal mark.

FEWEST AND MOST COLTS SEASONAL TURNOVERS

Fewest

Year, Record

Most

Year, Record

14

2013, 11-5

48

1953, 3-9

17

2004, 12-4

47

1978, 5-11

17

2008, 12-4

44

1962, 7-7

18

1975, 10-4

44

1986, 3-13

19

1964, 12-2

42

1961, 8-6

19

2005, 14-2

40

1979, 5-11

19

2006, 12-4

39

Three times

19

2007, 13-3

The Colts were penalized 66 times in 2013, the fewest infractions in the NFL. The Colts’ 576 penalty yards were the fewest in the NFL.

The Colts became the second NFL team in 26 years to lead the league with the fewest penalties (66) and turnovers (14). The last was Kansas City in 2002.

The Colts had 35 10-play drives.

The Colts allowed only 66 points in the fourth quarter of games in 2013, fifth-fewest in the NFL.

The Colts were 7-1 in 2013 when having 30-plus minutes of possession time.

Indianapolis topped 100 rushing yards in the first five games this year, tying the best starts to seasons achieved in 1984 and 1988.

Since 2012, the Colts are 13-0 in games with 30-plus rushes. The Colts are only undefeated team in 30-plus-rushing games during that span.

Luck took every snap in 2012 (1,109) and took the first 1,364 of his career before sitting down at Jacksonville on 9/29/13 with a 34-3 lead. His 1,364 consecutive snaps rank among the best accomplished by Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks (1,631, Peyton Manning; 1,590, Manning (a career-opening total); 1,459, Manning; 1,400, Manning; 1,205, Manning; 1,088 Manning).

In 2012, Luck produced seven wins in fourth-quarter or overtime fashion, tying the NFL seasonal record done six other times, including in 1999 and 2009 by Manning. His seven in a single season tied for the most by a veteran or rookie QB since at least 1970. With his sixth comeback win, he snapped the record he shared with Ben Roethlisberger (2004) and Vince Young (2006). The comeback performances came against Minnesota, Green Bay, at Tennessee, Miami, at Detroit, vs. Tennessee and at Kansas City.

The NFL post-merger record for rookie starting wins is 13 by Ben Roethlisberger in 2004. Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco had 11 in 2008. Luck and Russell Wilson had 11 in 2012, while Kyle Orton had 10 in 2005.

Luck had his eighth fourth-quarter comeback win vs. Oakland 9/8/13, the most ever accomplished by an NFL QB in the first 17 games of a career. He posted his ninth against Seattle 10/6/13, the most through the first 21 games by any QB drafted first overall that began a career since 1970. He earned a 10th at Houston on 11/3/13.

With 10 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in the first two seasons of a career since 1970, Luck is the NFL leader in that category, ahead of Jake Plummer (9), Russell Wilson (8) and Peyton Manning (8).

With a record of 22-10 in his first 32 games, Luck reached 15 wins faster than any QB drafted first overall since 1970. Through 20 games, he had been tied with John Elway (1983) with a 14-6 mark. The most wins among QBs in their first two career seasons since 1970 are 24 by Russell Wilson, 22 by Ben Roethlisberger, 22 by Luck, 21 by Dan Marino and 20 by Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan.

Luck has 8,196 passing yards, the most accomplished through the first two seasons of a career. Luck moved ahead of Cam Newton (7,920), Peyton Manning (7,874), Dan Marino (7,294), Andy Dalton (7,067) and Drew Bledsoe (7,049).

MOST STARTING VICTORIES FIRST TWO SEASONS (Since 1970)

Wins

Years

Name

Team

24

2012-13

Russell Wilson

Seattle

22

2004-05

Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh

22

2012-13

Andrew Luck

Colts

21

1983-84

Dan Marino

Miami

20

2008-09

Joe Flacco

Baltimore

20

2008-09

Matt Ryan

Atlanta

MOST PASSING YARDS FIRST TWO SEASONS

Yards

Years

Name

Team

8,196

2012-13

Andrew Luck

Colts

7,920

2011-12

Cam Newton

Carolina

7,874

1998-99

Peyton Manning

Colts

7,294

1983-84

Dan Marino

Miami

7,067

2011-12

Andy Dalton

Cincinnati

7,049

1993-94

Drew Bledsoe

New England

Most Consecutive Seasons Starting Playoff Games to Open Career (SB Era)

No.

Name, Team

Years

W-L

A-C-Yds-TD-In, Rating

5

Joe Flacco, Balt.

2008-12

9-4

207-373-2,672-19-8, 86.2

3

Dan Marino, Mia.

1983-85

3-3

131-234-1,680-13-10, 79.4

3

Bernie Kosar, Cle.

1985-87

2-3

107-187-1,399-10-7, 83.2

3

Andy Dalton, Cin.*

2011-13

0-2

41-72-384-0-4, 48.6

2

Shaun King, TB

1999-2000

1-2

45-92-491-1-3, 55.1

2

B. Roethlisberger, Pit.

2004-05

5-1

89-147-1,210-10-8, 86.8

2

Mark Sanchez, NYJ

2009-10

4-2

95-157-1,155-9-3, 94.3

2

Russell Wilson, Sea.*

2012-13

1-1

39-62-572-3-1, 102.4

2

Andrew Luck, Colts*

2012-13

0-1

28-54-288-0-1, 59.8

*If starts team’s first playoff game this season

Should Luck start the club’s playoff game this year, he would place himself among other QBs who have opened playoff games in consecutive seasons to start a career in the Super Bowl era. Joe Flacco did it five straight seasons. Dan Marino and Bernie Kosar rank second with three straight playoff years to open a career. Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton could join them should the Bengals qualify. Luck and Seattle’s Russell Wilson could join Shaun King, Ben Roethlisberger and Mark Sanchez with two straight playoff seasons to start a career. **This is contingent on current players making playoffs, and starting the game.

Prior to the Super Bowl era, the last player to start playoff games in consecutive seasons to start a career was Cleveland’s Otto Graham in 1950-51.

Luck (23 in 2012; 23 in 2013) has joined Dan Marino (20 in 1983; 48 in 1984), Peyton Manning (26 in 1998 and 1999), Andy Dalton (20 in 2011; 27 in 2012) and Russell Wilson (26 in 2012; 26 in 2013) as the only QBs to pass for at least 20 TDs in each of their first two seasons.

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN FIRST TWO CAREER SEASONS

No.

Name, Team

Seasons

68

Dan Marino, Miami

1983-84

52

Peyton Manning, Colts

1998-99

52

Russell Wilson, Seattle

2012-13

47

Andy Dalton, Cincinnati

2011-12

46

Andrew Luck, Colts

2012-13

42

Jeff Garcia, San Francisco

1999-2000

With 377 rushing yards, Luck had the second-highest seasonal total amassed by a Colts QB (441, Mike Pagel, 1983).

Luck had a career-best streak of 164 straight passes without an interception end vs. Miami 9/15/13.

Under Luck, the Colts have opened games three times with two TD drives – 10/21/12 vs. Cleveland; 11/18/12 at New England; 9/8/13 vs. Oakland.

With a TD pass vs. Miami 9/15/13, Luck had nine straight games with a scoring pass, but the streak ended at San Francisco.

Antoine Bethea had 11 tackles vs. Oakland, eight vs. Miami, six at San Francisco, five at Jacksonville, 10 vs. Seattle, eight at San Diego, nine vs. Denver, eight at Houston, five vs. St. Louis, four at Tennessee, eight at Arizona, seven vs. Tennessee, 17 at Cincinnati, eight vs. Houston, six at Kansas City and one vs. Jacksonville and has 935 for his career. Bethea is one of six Indianapolis Colts to top 700 career tackles (1,149 Jeff Herrod; 1,052, Duane Bickett; 785, Jason Belser; 754, Gary Brackett, 744, Eugene Daniel).

Kicker Adam Vinatieri has scored in the last 161 consecutive games in which he has played. He has scored in 114 straight with the Colts and ranks just behind Mike Vanderjagt (118) for the longest franchise streaks.

His 53-yard field goal with eight seconds left against Minnesota on 9/16/12 was the 24th game-winning kick of his career.

Since 1999, Vinatieri has hit 21-of-25 game-tying or go-ahead FGs in the last four minutes of a game, an 84 percent success rate. He has made his last seven attempts in those situations, hitting from 23, 47, 51, 43, 50, 53 and 37 yards.

Adam Vinatieri Career Statistics

Years

Pts.

PAT

1-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50

FG PCT.

1996-05

NE

1,158

367-374

6-6

103-107

76-92 (.826)

70-99 (.707)

8-17 (.471)

263-321 (.819)

2006-13

Ind

848

293-296

4-4

52-53

61-73 (.836)

56-68 (.825)

12-21 (.571)

185-219 (.845)

Total

2,006

660-670

10-10

155-160

137-165 (.830)

126-167(.754)

20-38 (.526)

448-540 (.830)

Vinatieri has hit field goals of 50-plus yards in 11 different seasons.

Vinatieri’s 35 FGs were the highest seasonal total in his Colts career (2006-13), and he had 31 in 1998 and 2004 with New England. Mike Vanderjagt (37, 2003; 34, 1999), Cary Blanchard (36, 1996; 32, 1997) and Raul Allegre (30, 1983) also have hit 30 in a season for the Colts.

Vinatieri has 540 career field goal attempts, tied for 9th in NFL history (Jason Elam). Vinatieri (848) is in second-place in Colts career scoring (995, Mike Vanderjagt; 783, Dean Biasucci; 778, Marvin Harrison).

Vinatieri has 1,158 points with New England and with 848 with the Colts, and he is one of only three players with 700-plus points with two different teams (Morten Andersen – 1,318 with New Orleans and 806 with Atlanta; John Carney – 1,076 with San Diego and 768 with New Orleans), and he and Andersen are the only players with 800-plus points with two teams.

Vinatieri has 12 field goals from the 50 -range, third-most in club history (18, Dean Biasucci; 14, Mike Vanderjagt).

With 50- and 51-yard field goals at San Diego 10/14/13, Vinatieri joined Biasucci (9/25/88 vs. Miami) and Vanderjagt (11/24/02 at Denver) as Colts kickers with two 50-plus field goals in a game.

Vinatieri has 16 career 100-plus point seasons to tie Jason Elam for the most in NFL history. He has six with the Colts, second to Mike Vanderjagt (8). In 2012, Vinatieri passed Morten Andersen (14) and Gary Anderson (14) for the second-most 100-point seasons.

Vinatieri has hit his last 31 of his last 34 field goals and has hit 43 his last 46 inside of 50 yards.

Vinatieri was 5-for-5 FGs vs. Tennessee 12/1/13, his third career game going 5-for-5. He tied a Colts record achieved seven other times in franchise history. He joined Mike Vanderjagt (3 times), Lou Mchaels, Raul Allegre, Dean Biasucci and Cary Blanchard as Colts with five FGs in a game.

With four from the 40-yard range (47, 48, 45, 36, 49) in the Tennessee game, Vinatieri joined Shaun Suisham (twice), Morten Andersen, Rob Bironas, Nick Folk, Sebastian Janikowski, Joe Nedney, Neil Rackers and Josh Scobee to have that many from that range in one game.

Vinatieri has been to five Super Bowls, winning four, one appearance and victory shy of tying the all-time best records. He has been to Super Bowls under three different QBs (Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning), and he is enjoying a good current run with Andrew Luck.

Adam Vinatieri’s Main Quarterbacks 1996-Present

Years

Name

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD

Rating

1996-2001

D. Bledsoe

1607

2762

19101

113

81.0

2001-05

T. Brady

1576

2545

18029

123

88.5

2006-10

P. Manning

1913

2877

21639

155

96.9

2012-13

A. Luck

682

1197

8196

46

81.5

In 2012, linebacker Jerrell Freeman topped the club in tackles in each of the first seven games before the streak ended. Freeman topped the team in tackles in 13 games. Freeman (203) became the second Colts player in the Indianapolis era to have a 200-tackle season, and his total is the all-time best (200, Jeff Herrod, 1994; 192, Cliff Odom, 1985).

In 2013, Freeman led the team in tackles against San Francisco, Jacksonville (twice), Seattle, Denver, St. Louis, Arizona, Tennessee, Houston and Kansas City and has topped the team in stops in 23-of-32 career games. He has reached double digits in tackles in 25-of-32 games (13, 2012; 12, 2013).

Freeman had his first career multiple-sack game with 2.0 vs. Miami 9/15/13, the fourth undrafted free agent in the Indianapolis era to have a multiple-sack outing (2.0, Scott Virkus vs. Detroit 9/22/85; Tony Siragusa at Seattle 9/4/94; Eric Foster at Jacksonville 12/17/09).

Freeman had a strip-sack vs. Miami 9/15/13 and at San Francisco 9/22/13. With sacks in consecutive games, he became the first Colts LB other than Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis to do so since Rob Morris in 2004.

Freeman earned AFC Defensive Player-of-the Week honors at Kansas City with seven stops, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

He was 6-124 vs. Miami 9/15/13 for sixth career 100-plus game, and it marked a career-high yardage total. Hilton set a new career high with 140 yards on five receptions vs. Seattle 10/6/13, including a 73-yard scoring reception.

Hilton had an eighth career 100-yard game with 7-121, 3 TDs at Houston 11/3/13. He became the 11th Colts player, the seventh WR, with 3 TDs in a game, with scores of 10, 58 and nine yards.

Hilton’s ninth 100-yard game was vs. St. Louis 11/10/13 with 7-130.

Hilton had his 10th 100-yard game and set a new career-highs in yards (155) and receptions (11) vs. Jacksonville 12/29/13.

With 10 100-yard games in his first two seasons, Hilton set the best pace in franchise history for the most such efforts in that span (10, Hilton; 3, Brooks; 3, Anthony Gonzalez; 3, Rison; 3, Reggie Wayne; 3, Terrence Wilkins).

Hilton’s 12 TD receptions in his first two years rank among the best achieved in that span in Colts history (15, Collie; 14, Harrison; 12, Hilton).

Hilton was the 13th receiver taken in the 2012 draft. There were four selected in the first round, five in the second and three in the third before he was taken with the 92nd choice.

Against Buffalo on 11/25/12, Hilton scored on a 75-yard punt return and an eight-yard reception to become the first Colts player to record such scores in the same game in franchise history.

Cornerback Darius Butler (two interceptions/one fumble recovered) had three takeaways at Jacksonville on 11/8/12, one shy of the Indianapolis era club record for the most by a player in a game (4, Eugene Daniel, 3 interceptions/1 fumble recovered vs. Green Bay 10/27/85; 3, Leonard Coleman, 3 ints. vs. New Orleans 10/12/86; 3, Mike Prior, 3 ints. vs. Phoenix 12/20/92).

Linebacker Robert Mathis (111.0) had an eight-game sack streak end at New England on 11/18/12. It tied his personal-best. In 2005, he set an NFL record with sacks in eight consecutive games to start a season. He opened 2013 with sacks in the first five games.

Mathis has 27 career multiple-sack games, including three three-plus sack games. Mathis has five of the 18 double-digit sack seasons in club history.

Mathis had a four-game streak with multiple sacks 9/15/13 vs. Miami (2.0), 9/22/13 at San Francisco (1.5), 9/29/13 at Jacksonville (3.0) and 10/6/13 vs. Seattle (2.0). He had 2.0 sacks vs. Denver 10/20/13, vs. St. Louis 11/10/13 and vs. Jacksonville 12/29/13. Mathis was named AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Month for October with 11 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed. Mathis also won the honor in September 2010.

Mathis has become 30th NFL player with 100 career sacks. Mathis has sacked 54 different quarterbacks, plus one option pass (Pacman Jones) for a total of 55 players. He has 78.5 against AFC teams and 32.5 against NFC teams.

Mathis has sacks in 85-of-163 career games and in 56-of-99 career starts. Mathis has sacks against all 31 teams.

Mathis has sacks in 85 games, the most in Colts history (81, Dwight Freeney; 38, Duane Bickett; 38, Donnell Thompson).

With 11.5 sacks in the first seven games of 2013, Mathis set a club record for the fastest start to that sack total (Freeney reached 11.5 in 13 games in 2004 and 2009 and in 16 games in 2002; Chad Bratzke reached it in 14 games in 1999; Johnie Cooks reached it in 16 games in 1984; Mathis reached it in 12 games in 2005 and 13 games in 2008).

With a sack-strip vs. Houston 12/15/13, Mathis set franchise marks for career (108.0) and seasonal (16.5) sacks, besting Dwight Freeney. The best seasonal sack totals in franchise history are 19.5 by Robert Mathis in 2013, 16.0 by Dwight Freeney in 2004, 13.5 by Freeney in 2009, 13.0 by Freeney in 2002 and 12.0 by Chad Bratzke in 1999.

Mathis has 43 career sack-strips and is the NFL record-holder in that category since sacks became official in 1982 (39, Jason Taylor).

Mathis was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December, marking the fourth time Mathis has earned the honor and the second time this season (October). Mathis had 19 tackles, five sacks and four forced fumbles as the Colts went 4-1. Against Tennessee (12/1) had a sack-strip to set a franchise record for most games with a sack (82). Against Houston (12/15), had a strip-sack to set the franchise career and seasonal records. Last Sunday he reached 19.5 seasonal sacks to win the NFL title, the second Colt ever to gain the honor.

His sack total ranks 20th in NFL history, fifth among active players and he owns the NFL record with 43 strip-sacks.

Mathis is the first Colts player to earn multiple AFC Player of the Month honors in a single season since kicker Mike Vanderjagt won the award in three consecutive months in 2003 (October-December).

Mathis won the Deacon Jones Award given to the NFL’s sack champion. The award was created in 2013.

In 2012, Pat McAfee (73-47.9, 40.3 net) set the club seasonal marks for gross and net average. McAfee has set the gross mark in each of the last two seasons (46.6, 2011). In setting the mark last year, he snapped the previous seasonal record of Rohn Stark (45.9, 1985). McAfee’s net average bested Stark’s previous record, and his 2011 had ranked second (39.3, Stark, 1992; 39.2, McAfee, 2011). McAfee had 26 punts inside the 20, tying Hunter Smith’s seasonal record (26, 2002).

McAfee set a club record 10/20/13 vs. Denver with six punts inside the 20. He set a franchise seasonal-best 27 kicks inside the 20 in 2013.

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